As always, our Boston Lax poll includes all MIAA teams along with teams from the ISL.

After releasing our Pre-season Poll last week, we saw a little shakeup in the top 10 this week and we had one new team enter our Top 25 (Walpole).

Boston Lax Top 25 Poll

Belmont Hill(1-1) Last Week – 1

After a tough season-opening loss to undefeated Avon Old Fams (5-0), Belmont Hill responded strong with a convincing 15-9 win over previously-ranked Thayer Academy on Saturday afternoon. This Saturday’s tilt with Governor’s Academy should be one of the best games of the early season.

Sebastian’s(5-1) Last Week – 2

The Arrows have reeled off five straight since their season-opening loss to IMG Academy (Fla.) on March 23, the latest a convincing 15-7 win over Nobles on Saturday afternoon.

Lincoln-Sudbury(2-0) Last Week – 3

Defending MIAA Division 1 state champs have picked up where they left off last June, kicking off their 2017 title defense with routs of Westford Academy (12-2) and St. John’s Prep (16-8).

Governor’s(2-0) Last Week – 4

Governors haven’t gotten much challenge yet, allowing a combined seven goals in routs of Tabor Academy and St. George’s. But Saturday’s visit to Belmont Hill will be appointment viewing.

BC High(2-0) Last Week – 6

With Will Bowen leading the back line, the Eagles should have one of the state’s best defenses, and it showed in Saturday’s 11-5 win over Longmeadow. Senior attack Pat Bulger is off two a great start, with seven goals in the first two games.

Medfield(2-0) Last Week – 8

Warriors’ Saturday afternoon win over Upstate New York power Shenendehowa, led by five goals from senior middie Jack Cahill, will go down as one of the better out-of-state wins by a Massachusetts team all season long. And they could score another good one this Saturday with Ridgefield (Conn.) on tap.

Hingham(1-0) Last Week – 7

Harbormen kicked their season off with a win over Catholic Conference mainstay St. John’s Prep. Saturday’s tilt with Simsbury (Conn.) should be an enticing one.

Reading(2-0) Last Week – 10

Jack Geiger’s game-winner with 20 seconds left, capping a five-goal day in an 8-7 thriller over Billerica at UMass-Lowell, kicked the season off right for the Division 1 darkhorses.

Rivers(3-1) Last Week – 9

Red Wings have been living on the edge to start the 2017 season, with two of their four contests so far decided by one goal.

Noble and Greenough(3-2) Last Week – 5

Wins over Loomis Chafee (Conn.) and Brewster Academy (N.H.) have the Bulldogs on a good path to start the season, but a 15-7 loss to St. Sebastian’s over the weekend brought them back down a few slots.

Duxbury(1-0) Last Week – 12

Is this the year the Dragons get back to their historic elite status? Their first true test comes this weekend in the form of familiar Long Island foe Garden City.

Middlesex(1-0) Last Week – 15

Saturday’s trip to Dedham to face Nobles should be one of the Zebras’ best tests of the first half of the season.

Needham(1-1) Last Week – 11

After dropping a tough one to D1 state finalist BC High to open the season, Rockets quickly got back on track with a convincing win over Framingham. April 18’s out-of-state contest with Bishop Guertin (N.H.) should be another great barometer.

Roxbury Latin(2-1) Last Week – 16

Foxes showed plenty of mettle in their 11-10 season-opening loss to St. Sebastian’s. Can they pull off an upset Wednesday over No. 1 Belmont Hill?

Marshfield(2-0) Last Week – 21

Rams haven’t been challenged so far, allowing just seven goals total in routs of Atlantic Coast League foes Sandwich and Nauset. But a Tuesday visit from Acton-Boxborough should tell us a lot more about this team’s ceiling.

Franklin(2-0) Last Week – 22

Panthers survived a 7-6 thriller over North Attleboro, but Monday’s visit from BC High should provide one of the tallest tasks of Franklin’s non-league slate.

Billerica(2-1) Last Week – 20

Indians responded forcefully from the season-opening loss to Reading with dominant wins over Westford Academy and Lexington.

Dover-Sherborn(3-1) Last Week – 13

North Carolina commit Bailey Laidman is off to a dominant start to the season for the Raiders, who bounced back from a season-opening loss to Catholic Memorial to win three straight.

Walpole(2-0) Last Week NR

Rebels are one of the biggest revelations of the opening leg of the season, starting their 2017 campaign with wins over D1 stalwarts Xaverian and Wellesley.

Xaverian(1-1) Last Week – 14

Led by Sean Sperzel, Hawks bounced back from 7-5 loss to Walpole with 11 goals in a win over Catholic Memorial. Wednesday’s tilt with L-S should tell us a lot more about what kind of ceiling this team could have.

Catholic Memorial(2-1) Last Week – 24

Knights have a brutal schedule this week, taking on Cohasset, Cheshire (Conn.) and archrival BC High over a span of four days. If they survive that, they’ll be in great shape.

Newton North(1-1) Last Week – 17

Bryce Adam and Will Thompson catalyzed a high-scoring Saturday for the Tigers as they rolled to a 16-10 victory. With a favorable schedule over the next few weeks, North could climb quickly in this poll.

Longmeadow(0-1) Last Week – 19

Lancers have some work to do after season-opening loss to BC High. But a visit next week from Glastonbury (Conn.) should be another good barometer in the early-goings of the season.